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Category Archives: Priests and Priesthood
Now HERE’s a “worship schedule”!
A reader (and monthly donor!) alerted me to this great shot of a “worship schedule” posted on the blog Te igitur. Ten Masses on Sundays Eight Masses on Weekdays Daily Vespers and Rosary Daily confessions from 8 am till 8 … Read More
Fishwrap’s good lesson in liberal tactics
As you watch the coverage of various dust-ups in the Church watch for a particular tactic used by the liberal left. A great example comes to us today from the site of the National catholic Fishwrap about dissident priests in … Read More
UPDATE on the tumult in Platteville. Bp. Morlino sends a letter to the community.
A little while I posted an update about a group of liberals in Platteville, WI (D. Madison) who, rebelling against their priests, worked to undermine the finances of the parish and school. The fruit of their labors has now come to … Read More
Denver priest ‘pulls out the big guns’: TLM outside Planned Parenthood
Here is something Life News to stir the heart. Fr. Joseph Hearty. OORAH! Denver priest ‘pulls out the big guns’ on Planned Parenthood: says Mass on the street outside clinic BY CHRISTINE DHANAGOM Mon Apr 23, 2012 DENVER, CO, April … Read More
WaPo politics writer, NYT, on the SSPX, LCWR, CDF, USCCB. Reading this may make you a little stupider.
WaPo has a story on the recent efforts of the CDF and USCCB to help the poor confused women of the LCWR to faithful, orthodox Catholicism. The piece was written by a political writer, the deeply confused, Melinda Henneberger in … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Blatteroons, Dogs and Fleas, Magisterium of Nuns, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, Throwing a Nutty
Tagged dumb, LCWR, magisterium of nuns, Melinda Henneberger, SSPX, WaPo
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27 Comments
Bp. Jenky (D. Peoria) unloads about “Judas” Catholics and Pres. Obama
When it comes to Pres. Obama’s attack on the 1st Amendment and his HHS mandate, His Excellency Most Rev. Daniel R. Jenky is not kidding around. The Bishop of Peoria has the full text of a sermon he delivered on 14 April … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Fr. Z KUDOS, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged Bp. Jenky, D. Peoria, HHS mandate, men, Pres. Obama, real men
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32 Comments
QUAERITUR: To clink or not to clink. WDTPRS POLL
From a reader: I had the privilege of attending a wonderful EF Mass for Easter, and on the way back we were engaged in a discussion as to whether whoever is doing the incense is required to try to cause … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Lighter fare, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, POLLS, Priests and Priesthood, The Drill
Tagged berreta, chain, clink, fire extinguishers, incensation, incense, liturgy, poll, thurible, worship
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93 Comments
QUAERITUR: Priests, valid absolution of sins, and the faculty to receive sacrament confessions
From a reader about something I raised HERE. In a recent post you wrote, “bishops and priests have Christ’s own power to forgive sins and they do so validly with the Church’s permission, indicated by a ‘faculty.’” Does this mean … Read More
A priest on giving blessings at Communion time
I have in the past written about the wide-spread practice of giving blessings during Communion time. This is not to be done, because it is outside what is prescribed at this very important moment during holy Mass. Of course this … Read More
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